pignus.
pledge (security for debt), hostage, mortgage; bet, stake; symbol; relict;
Meaning & usage
pledge, mortgage
hostage
wager, stake
child
a ring or a bracelet exchanged between lovers
Where this word comes from
Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *peyǵ- or *peyḱ-; others refer it to Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to fasten, fix”); its meaning perhaps being "something pinned/fixed/retained (as pledge)".
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